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Monday, July 4, 2011

Are You An Artist?

If you are a child under the age of 12 and like to draw enter this contest. No money - but lots of bragging as your art work will be loaded here - and some may be used in an upcoming children's book (scheduled for 2012). Artist's selected will receive a free copy of the book when published.

Illustrations are needed for the following stories:

- "The Big, Bald Werewolf"

The big mean werewolf is rescued by children who use their old sweaters to knit replacement fur for the balding werewolf.

- "The Space Monkey"

An adventurous little Macaw monkey escapes from the zoo...again and again, so he is trained to be an astronaut and then goes to space...

- "A Lion is Loose"

A lion rides in an open car all around the town....where would he go and what would he see?

- "Annie Oklahoma"

She's tall, thin, and was born the day Oklahoma became a state. Her mother was a Native American and her father a red-haired cowboy. She had an encounter with a load of pitchforks, an oil well, and fought off a tornado with a beehive....and is always ready for the next adventure.-"Library Mouse"
What kind of adventures would a mouse have in a library?

In OKC Area?

Perfect for parents and volunteers. Learn how to share a picture book with a group of children and make book time fun! Conducted by library professional, Marilyn A. Hudson. Contact: marilynahudson@yahoo.com

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This Blog Was Born July 10, 2008

This site is intended to serve as a tool for children's librarians, storytellers, parents, and caregivers who wish to get practical and workable ideas for programs, storytelling, storytimes, and events to encourage reading and connect books and kids. Please feel free to submit your own original ideas or resources. They will be credited to you through a by-line. Many parts of this blog are drawn from my manual, "OFF THE PAGE!: Basic Tips for Conducting a Storytime" (2005). Some of the material was developed for workshops, such as "Encyclo-Media" and other venues. Some of the material presented here was originally presented in a manual for children's services in the Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma City-County (Okahoma). The content was based on story times and events I developed while working as a children's librarian, and outreach specialist there. Other material was developed as a Pre-K-12 licensed Library Media Specialist with Norman Public Schools. Other content was developed as a professional storyteller in Oklahoma. To the best of my ability I believe the content is original. - Marilyn A. Hudson